Call me Daisy
Sandia computer scientist Daisy Sophia Hollman reflects on the complexities of gender identity and expression as she shares her personal experiences in coming out as transgender at Sandia.
Deployed to combat COVID-19
For Sandia employee and Staff Sgt. Tawnya Jones and other members of the New Mexico National Guard, the state governor's declaration of a public health emergency in march meant stepping away from a civilian job and responding to a no-notice military deployment to support the state’s battle against the virus.
Making Sandia inclusive for all
In recognition of his work with Abilities Champions of Sandia, ACS co-chair Dalton Bradley has been named a 2020 Employee of the Year by CAREERS & the disABLED Magazine.
Saltzstein featured on DOE Women in STEM site
Sandia manager Sylvia Saltzstein has been recognized by DOE’s Women @ Energy: STEM Rising website, which honors women in STEM fields throughout the DOE complex.
Portable shelters protect medical workers, save PPE
Sandia is offering, free of charge, the design and complete instruction manual for building a low-cost, drive-up outdoor shelter that shields health care workers conducting COVID-19 testing.
Frank Hansen earns lifetime achievement award
The Wendell D. Weart Lifetime Achievement Award was presented to retired Sandian Frank Hansen at a ceremony in Phoenix on March 10. The award was created by Sandia and Waste Management Symposia Inc. in 2001, in honor of Wendall Weart, who retired from Sandia in 2000, to recognize the recipient’s long-term commitment to solving major nuclear waste challenges.
Working well to stay well
With a record number of Sandia’s workforce now working from home during the COVID-19 pandemic, the Labs’ ergonomic team has helped make the transition to a home office safe for employees. Sandia's ergonomics professionals are fully engaged on a daily basis with educating, training and assisting the workforce using the principles of ergonomic science.
How much can one person do? Something.
Associate Labs Director for Mission Assurance Mark Sellers writes about what it means to be an ally for diversity and inclusion at Sandia and taking responsibility for fostering a Labs’ culture where people are comfortable sharing their experiences and bringing their whole selves to work.
Expanding access to cyber research tools
Faculty and students at Purdue University now have access to cybersecurity research software developed at Sandia. The software, called minimega, will help advance cybersecurity research to discover security threats in a variety of systems and develop new safeguards. This is the first time Sandia has collaborated with an academic community to make its cyber software widely available.
Testing solutions for mask shortage
Sandia is teaming with medical device manufacturers and local hospitals to increase the availability of respirator masks for health care workers, including conducting tests for manufacturers to show how new mask designs measure up to these industry standards and studying disinfection methods that could enable hospitals to reuse masks, lessening the need for new ones.